PT-2023-16556 · Unknown+1 · Weglot Translate+1

Alex Thomas + 2 · Published 2023-06-09 · Updated 2023-06-14 · CVE-2023-0832

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Under Construction plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 3.96

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the install weglot function called via the admin action install weglot action. This allows unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized install of the Weglot Translate plugin via a forged request, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing a specific action.

Recommendations For Under Construction plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 3.96, consider disabling the install weglot function until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized installation of the Weglot Translate plugin. Restrict access to the admin action install weglot action to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0832

Affected Products

Underconstruction

Weglot Translate

References · 4

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/under-construction-page/trunk/under-construction.php?rev=2848705#L2389 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0832 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0832 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4fa84388-3597-4a54-9ae8-d6e04afe9061?source=cve · Note